Improvement in wrenches



W. I. NOEL.

WRENCH.

No. 176,338. Patented April 18, 1876.

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N. FEVERS, PHOTO LTNOGRAPH R UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIGE WILLIAM I.NOEL, OF WALTON, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN WRENCHES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 176,338, dated April18, 1876; application filed J annary 28,1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLlAM I. NOEL, of Walton, in the county of Cassand State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Wrenches; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to ratchet-wrenches; and it consists in theconstruction and arrangement of certain attachments thereto, as will behereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which-Figure l is a side view, partly in section, showing a ratchet wrenchembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a side view of one of th attachments.

A represents the handle, B the-rotating sleeve with ratchet-wheel O, andD the spring, of an ordinary ratchet-wrench, constructed in any of theknown and usual ways, and to which I lay no claim. E represents a squarethimble, to be inserted in the sleeve B for the purpose of reducing itssize, so that the wrench may be used for small as well as large burrs.

This thimble is held in the sleeve by means of a spring-catch, a,fastened within the sleeve, and engaging in a recess, :0, on theexterior of one of the sides of the thimble. This springcatch is soarranged that the thimble may be inserted from either end of the sleeve,and While it holds the thimble with sut'ticient friction to prevent itsfalling out, it will admit of the thimble being pulled out wheneverrequired.

As an additional attachment, I have a head, G, with shank G, ofsuflicient size to fit in the thimble E, and be held therein, in thesame manner, and for the same purpose, by a similar spring-catch, b, asshown.

At one end of the head G is formed a stationary jaw, H, while at theother end is a movablejaw, H, attached to a slide, I,- operated by aworm-screw, J, in the head.

On the face of the stationaryjaw H is placed a corrugated rocking jaw,L, having side flanges d d, which embrace the sides' of the stationaryjaw, and are pivoted thereto.

This attachment may be used for any and all purposes that an ordinarymonkey-wrench can be used for; but by being applied to a ratchet-wrench,it is used in the same manner as a ratchet-wrench. By the addition ofthe corrugated rocking jaw L it forms a convenient pipe-wrench. Whenthis attachment is not in use, the shank G thereof is inserted and heldin the end of the handle A, which has a square socket, A, formed thereinfor that purpose.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the head Gr, having sliding jaw H, fixed jaw H,rocking jaw L, and provided with shank Gr, spring-catch b, with theratchet-wrench A, having sleeve B, springcatch a, and thimble E, for thepurposes shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I afiix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM I. NOEL.

Witnesses:

FRANKLIN S: GRooKE'r'r, W. G. MCARTHUR.

